The Sunday Fix
"He is the greatest innovator in the history of the game," Miami Heat President Pat Riley said of Warriors coach Don Nelson, per Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle.
"We know there's a fastball coming, and we want to take a swing at it," Mike D'Antoni said of the Knicks' free-agent plans, per the NY Daily News. "It might be a changeup. Then we're screwed."
Heat guard Dwayne Wade scored 32 points against the Knicks today as the Heat moved into a tie with the Bucks for the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff standings.
The Denver Nuggets have signed Coby Karl, who is the son of coach George Karl.
Both Mehmet Okur and Andrei Kirilenko were both back at practice for the Utah Jazz on Sunday, per Jody Genessy of Deseret News.
Blazers guard Brandon Roy didn't play in the second half against the Lakers today due to a sore right knee.
The Blazers beat the Lakers by three points as they moved into a tie with the Spurs for the 7th seed in the Western Conference playoff standings.
Meanwhile, Lakers forward Ron Artest sat out the final two minutes as coach Phil Jackson said Artest "had a tough night."
Soon-to-be-fired Sixers coach Eddie Jordan says he hasn't "talked to anybody about the Rutgers job."
Bob Young of the Arizona Republic says the Suns should show Amar'e Stoudemire the money.
Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said of the Cavaliers, "They're a totally different team. They have changed for the better. They are much better than they were a year ago."
Bob Cousy said of Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo, “I’ve been saying since probably the first year that it seems to me he touches all the bases for a point guard.”
"My brother's like, 'Yo, don't shoot any more. We need that record,' " said Jazz guard Kyle Korver of his opportunity to break Steve Kerr's three-point percentage season record. "And I'm like, 'I don't want the record like that.' That's not how you really get it."
Will Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks win the NBA Coach of the Year award?
Pistons guard Ben Gordon's numbers are much better when he and Richard Hamilton were not in the lineup together.
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